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# Wales v England: Man of the match Scott Parker at last hopes to have gained
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a foothold in Fabio Capello's team
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## Saturday's start against Wales was, for Scott Parker, his final
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opportunity to stake a claim to be a regular England international. "It was my
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one chance to get in the team and I took it," Parker said after his man-of-
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the-match performance in the Euro 2012 qualifier.
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![Wales v England: Man of the match Scott Parker at last hopes to have gained
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a foothold in Fabio Capello's team ][1]
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Taking charge: Scott Parker makes his mark for England Photo: ACTION IMAGES
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[![Jason Burt][2]][3]
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By [Jason Burt][4], Deputy Football Correspondent 11:00PM BST 27 Mar 2011
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"That's the way it is for me. That's the way it always seems to be. I thought
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about that before kick-off. I knew I had to take my chance in this game. For
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definite."
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There was a clear determination in Parker's voice, a recognition that five
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years after his last competitive start for his country, and now aged 30, there
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would be no other chance. It was a case of carpe diem for the West Ham United
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midfielder who is one of the most popular members of Fabio Capello's squad
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despite having suffered one of the most irregular of international careers
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with his five caps in eight years under three managers.
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"The one thing I have noticed in my career is that when the opportunity comes,
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you need to try and grab it with two hands," Parker said, which has been all
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the more galling for him given the widely-held belief that he has not had that
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chance in the past.
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Certainly Parker came away from England's pre-World Cup training camp in
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Austria last year, when he was dropped for the final squad without being given
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any time on the field in the warm-up matches, fearing he would never play for
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his country again. And certainly not in a World Cup finals. "I doubt I will go
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to a World Cup," Parker said.
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"I went to Austria fully expecting to try and get in the squad. I did
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everything I possibly could but it wasn't to be. That's life. You need to move
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on. I have come back this season for West Ham and hopefully I can progress."
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## Related Articles
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* [All change for Capello's England][7]
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27 Mar 2011
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* [Nothing gained from Wilshere playing in U21s][8]
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28 Mar 2011
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* [Wilshere: Capello's England squad tried to play it like Barcelona][9]
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27 Mar 2011
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* [Capello's quiet revolution][10]
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28 Mar 2011
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* [Gerrard: Capello discussed captaincy with me][11]
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27 Mar 2011
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* [England too strong for Wales][12]
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26 Mar 2011
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In fairness, this is the former Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Newcastle
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United midfielder's best campaign to date which he admits himself. There is a
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greater consistency and discipline to his game which has convinced Capello to
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play him as the holding player in England's midfield.
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Parker has far more aggression than Gareth Barry -- as he showed in hunting
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down Wales captain Aaron Ramsey at the Millennium Stadium -- and is far more
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mobile.
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"When the national anthems were going, it was obvious how intense it was,"
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Parker said. "In the first half, we killed the game. I have taken confidence
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from the way I have played all year. I feel like I am probably playing the
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best football of my career."
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His form also persuaded Capello to change the shape of his team to accommodate
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Parker behind Jack Wilshere and Frank Lampard in a midfield three. "We haven't
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played that shape before and I think it worked pretty well. It gives them a
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bit of freedom to go and do their stuff going forward."
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Parker has also been coping with the death of his father, Mick, a week ago
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last Friday. "It has been a tough week," Parker said. "I suppose the one
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disappointing fact was that he wasn't there to see me play for England but I
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am sure he is looking down and is very proud."
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Ten days ago Parker played for West Ham, away to Tottenham Hotspur, just hours
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after his father's death, and added: "My father has been ill for a long time
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and I have been dealing with that in my own way and trying to stay strong.
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"I was with him on the Friday and then met up with the team in the hotel. And
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then he passed away that night, so I went back to the hospital. He would have
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wanted me to have played and I suppose it was the one time when I was going
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out on a Saturday and whether we won, lost or drew and whether I played bad or
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good, it didn't really matter. I needed to be out there for him. That's why I
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played."
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Having hopefully given himself a foothold in the England team, he will
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probably not face Ghana in tomorrow's friendly when Capello will make
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wholesale changes. Parker received "a knock" to the shoulder he damaged
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earlier this season and also a stiff calf. West Ham need him for next
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weekend's game at home to Manchester United and, more significantly, England
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now need him after that.
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[![Fabio Capello will not call Rio Ferdinand about captaincy before
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